Yep Bose is really sloppy stuff. But our cockpit is so darn small and acoustically "loose" that it's tough to improve on what Honda has thrown in there. My 99 Lude had a FB loop that compensated for distortion in rear 6x9s. If S had that for road noise when top was down, it would be a cheap techie addition. Also larger drivers for lower freq improvements would add weight of course (as would larger amplifiers to drive them). That Levinson was supposedly designed for the quiet, tight as a drum LS400 cabin.

DVD-A would be neat as that is coming to the market pretty fast. I have a decent collection of DVD-A and SACD (and sh!tty MP3s) but I can't play any of those in the S due to incompatibility. I have about 50 duplicate discs due to this. A universal player like the new home Denons would be neat. It plays EVERY format.

 

Bose Sucks!!!!!!!!! Infinity Stereo System maybe. and this is coming from a salesmen who sells Bose all day long. bose is overpriced and over rated..

 

it'd be perfect if it came in a coupe version (no convertible top). i am only saying this for weight saving reasons.

 

but why doesnt honda make one with an SMG option, I t could be just for us pussies

 

Yeah, I know, it's supposed to be a "pure" sports car. But how about some freakin homelink buttons?!? I have my garage door opener in the door pocket to keep it out of the way. Instead of XM, I wish Honda would have added some homelink to the visors instead.

Homelink = inexpensive, light and no more garage door opener rattling around in the door!

Everything else I love or can live with as-is with the thoughts of keeping the car moderately priced and lightweight.

 

I hate the idea of an SMG. If there is anything on the S2000 that is perfect it's the tranny. Don't change a thing!

 

Not sure what you consider a MANUAL sequential gearbox to be. In case you are confused, here is a handy instructional video: http://user.s2ki.com/cthree/heeltoe.mov MR2 it's not I assure you.

 

The highest paid athlete in the world, the best driver of this era , would think your full of shlt for that comment.


Michael Schumacher drives with paddles. He has 7% body fat ,resting heart rate 39 beats per minute, he and others in F1 are subjected to G forces in excess of -7 on braking /4 G's in some corners.

NASCRAP drivers use a traditional gearboxes and NASCRAP drivers have double chins and beer guts.

Who is more of a stud ?

 

All i know is that there are two very different transmitions that are being discused here. Now i do not claim to know what cars come factory with these different trannys but i will try and make good examples.

There are automatic transmissions and manual transmitions and both have a couple of variants.
There is the traditonal park reverse drive automatic, where you put the shifter in drive and go. Then there are manumatic, or tiptronic transmitions. These are automatics that either have the ability to bump the shifter up or down to select gears. So of these use buttons or even paddles on the stering wheel to change gears, but these are still automatics without a clutch. And bottom line the car is changing gears.

Then there are traditional manuals with three pedals on the floor. Clutch in, new gear, clutch out, gas in. Then there are smg gearboxes. I know ferrari uses these and i believe that bmw does as well. These are manual trannys, but when you flick the paddle the same process happens Clutch in, new gear, clutch out, gas in, except the computer does it for you. There i am done with my ranting and i apologise if you just read this and are now saying i knew that, but aparently some people needed that explained to them. I also may have made many errors im just telling you what i think i know. hope this helps

 

It seems weird that all you sports car guys are fussing over stereos. The stereo is fine in this car. If you're so concerned about sound in a sports car, maybe a sports car isn't the right vechicle for you. By the time the stereo overpowers the sound of the car, you're half deaf already.

Jackie Stewart says if you want to drive fast, shut off the stereo... I

I like one member's comments about auto unlock on the passenger door, that is needed for sure.